Investigation of the interactions in emulsions stabilized by a polymeric surfactant and its mixtures with an anionic surfactant |
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Authors: | R Pons P Taylor T F Tadros |
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Institution: | (1) ZENECA Agrochemicals Jealott’s Hill Research Station Bracknell Berkshire RG42 6ET, United Kingdom, GB |
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Abstract: | The interaction of a nonionic polymeric surfactant with an anionic surfactant at the oil–water interface has been studied
by its effects on the droplet size, stability and rheology of emulsions. Oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions were prepared using
isoparaffinic oil and mixtures of a nonionic polymeric surfactant with an anionic surfactant. The macro-molecular surfactant
was a graft copolymer with a backbone of polymethyl methacrylate and grafted polyethylene oxide (a graft copolymer with PEO
chains of MW=750). The anionic surfactant was sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The stabiliza-tion of the emulsion droplets was
found to be different when using one or the other surfactant. The mechanism of stabilization of emulsion droplets by the macro-molecular
surfactant is of the steric type while the stabilization by anionic surfactant is of the electrostatic repulsion type. Emulsions
stabilized with mixtures present both types of stabilization. Other effects on the preparation and stabilization of emulsions
were found to be dependent on properties associated with the surfactant molecular weight such as the Marangoni effect and
Gibbs elasticity. The initial droplet size of the emulsions showed a synergistic effect of the surfactant combination, showing
a minimum for the mixtures compared to the pure components. Emulsion stability also shows a synergistic interaction of both
surfactants. Rheological measurements allow for the estimation of the interparticle interaction when measured as a function
of volume fraction. Most of the effects observed can be attributed to the differences in interfacial tension and droplet radius
produced by both surfactants and their mixtures. The elastic moduli are well explained on the basis of droplet deformation.
Ionic versus steric stabilization produce little difference in the observed rheology, the only important differences observed
concerned the extent of the linear viscoelasticity region.
Received: 22 November 1996 Accepted: 24 March 1997 |
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Keywords: | Emulsion rheology polymer surfactant interaction |
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